body covering (anatomy)

Describes such animals as snails, turtles, and crabs, which live in shells and use these coverings as protection.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to animals with wrinkles, warts, or wattles, such as elephants, basset hounds, toads, and turkeys.

An introduction to the various kinds of skin and skin coverings that animals have.

Compares different animal coverings such as shells, feathers, fur, and scales. Includes comprehension activity.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the outside coverings of iguanas, butterflies, earthworms, snakes, fish and turtles.

Simple text and color photographs match different types of backs to their animal owners.

Explores how the outside coverings of animals protect them from enemies, the elements, germs, and drying out.

Presents an introduction to creatures with scales, in simple text with illustrations, providing descriptions of what they are made of, and how they function in different environments, and what critters have them, including snakes, crocodiles, turtles, and more.

Discusses how animals use armor to protect themselves from predators or to catch prey.

Describes how animals are protected by their skin, scales, feathers, and fur.